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Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office


See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars - Top International Stars

The figures represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has appeared in over their lifetime.

In this chart, we include all roles, including voice roles, cameos, and minor supporting roles.

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Stan Lee
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Black Panther ($1,336,494,320 in 2018), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Spider-Man 3 ($894,860,230 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 in 2017)

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 53 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($1,072,767,997 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,045,573,035 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,677 in 1999)

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Frank Welker
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 112 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079 in 2011), Transformers: Age of Extinction ($1,104,054,072 in 2014), Aladdin ($1,046,587,513 in 2019), Alice in Wonderland ($1,025,491,110 in 2010), The Lion King ($986,193,783 in 1994), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($836,519,699 in 2009), Independence Day ($817,400,878 in 1996), Coco ($796,959,405 in 2017), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($746,921,271 in 2012), Transformers: The Last Knight ($602,893,340 in 2017)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Stan Lee $30,601,574,433 50 $612,031,489
2 Samuel L. Jackson $27,774,380,735 140 $198,388,434
3 Frank Welker $17,442,469,964 112 $155,736,339
4 John Ratzenberger $16,766,086,423 52 $322,424,739
5 Robert Downey, Jr. $15,725,830,781 68 $231,262,217
6 Bob Bergen $15,707,340,170 60 $261,789,003
7 Scarlett Johansson $15,384,676,764 52 $295,859,169
8 Andy Serkis $15,197,137,127 36 $422,142,698
9 Benedict Cumberbatch $15,089,923,986 43 $350,928,465
10 Alan Tudyk $14,991,230,083 41 $365,639,758
11 Warwick Davis $14,972,742,934 24 $623,864,289
12 Zoe Saldana $14,694,131,244 47 $312,641,090
13 Chris Pratt $14,534,452,724 36 $403,734,798
14 Jon Favreau $13,970,645,911 41 $340,747,461
15 Chris Evans $13,753,699,045 42 $327,469,025
16 Paul Bettany $13,398,876,626 33 $406,026,564
17 Dwayne Johnson $13,068,242,837 50 $261,364,857
18 Vin Diesel $12,583,345,351 37 $340,090,415
19 Idris Elba $12,567,018,971 49 $256,469,775
20 Chris Hemsworth $12,449,008,584 29 $429,276,158
21 Don Cheadle $12,414,975,822 47 $264,148,422
22 Tom Cruise $12,224,233,919 48 $254,671,540
23 Bradley Cooper $12,178,491,163 40 $304,462,279
24 Willem Dafoe $11,977,749,045 101 $118,591,575
25 Jeremy Renner $11,955,240,242 32 $373,601,258
26 Cate Blanchett $11,878,508,620 57 $208,394,888
27 Gwyneth Paltrow $11,873,865,975 46 $258,127,521
28 Tom Hanks $11,716,601,432 67 $174,874,648
29 Liam Neeson $11,625,503,043 98 $118,627,582
30 J.K. Simmons $11,465,278,980 90 $127,391,989
31 Mark Ruffalo $11,399,776,910 50 $227,995,538
32 Hugo Weaving $11,255,473,788 41 $274,523,751
33 Tom Holland $11,187,907,307 21 $532,757,491
34 Bill Hader $11,128,184,846 43 $258,794,996
35 Gary Oldman $11,017,864,901 59 $186,743,473
36 Morgan Freeman $11,007,450,898 94 $117,100,541
37 Ian McKellen $10,923,080,002 42 $260,073,333
38 Benedict Wong $10,878,763,167 24 $453,281,799
39 Ralph Fiennes $10,850,621,844 63 $172,232,093
40 Johnny Depp $10,844,628,237 69 $157,168,525
41 Paul Rudd $10,764,450,340 57 $188,850,006
42 Alan Rickman $10,702,763,626 39 $274,429,837
43 Simon Pegg $10,356,018,644 43 $240,837,643
44 Stanley Tucci $10,344,817,918 88 $117,554,749
45 Sigourney Weaver $10,251,191,833 68 $150,752,821
46 Harrison Ford $10,181,167,444 53 $192,097,499
47 Anthony Mackie $10,154,153,907 56 $181,324,177
48 Mickie McGowan $10,143,998,340 28 $362,285,655
49 Marisa Tomei $10,134,261,679 60 $168,904,361
50 Michelle Rodriguez $10,116,838,936 36 $281,023,304
51 Robbie Coltrane $9,993,989,032 37 $270,107,812
52 Jess Harnell $9,984,026,300 21 $475,429,824
53 Emma Watson $9,850,274,230 19 $518,435,486
54 Stellan Skarsgård $9,831,111,276 59 $166,629,005
55 Helena Bonham Carter $9,819,307,788 50 $196,386,156
56 Julie Walters $9,774,698,383 32 $305,459,324
57 Anthony Daniels $9,738,129,326 13 $749,086,871
58 Will Smith $9,605,358,889 39 $246,291,254
59 Karen Gillan $9,525,094,418 25 $381,003,777
60 Woody Harrelson $9,453,004,913 82 $115,280,548
61 Tom Hiddleston $9,396,370,227 20 $469,818,511
62 Orlando Bloom $9,394,662,739 34 $276,313,610
63 Djimon Hounsou $9,191,137,424 42 $218,836,605
64 Jack Angel $9,083,314,834 28 $324,404,101
65 Bill Farmer $9,062,907,284 24 $377,621,137
66 Sherry Lynn $9,057,397,972 26 $348,361,460
67 Dave Bautista $9,056,108,052 30 $301,870,268
68 Tyrese Gibson $9,051,182,188 30 $301,706,073
69 Natalie Portman $8,995,069,686 49 $183,572,851
70 Elizabeth Olsen $8,966,133,363 19 $471,901,756
71 Emma Thompson $8,951,876,979 56 $159,854,946
72 Maggie Smith $8,943,920,894 51 $175,370,998
73 William Hurt $8,893,992,423 63 $141,174,483
74 Jacob Batalon $8,880,530,290 10 $888,053,029
75 James Earl Jones $8,873,813,504 56 $158,460,955
76 Brad Pitt $8,854,761,563 55 $160,995,665
77 Josh Brolin $8,758,035,044 47 $186,341,171
78 Matt Damon $8,755,013,636 72 $121,597,412
79 Danny Mann $8,740,625,823 18 $485,590,324
80 Alfred Molina $8,698,860,803 71 $122,519,166
81 Michael Caine $8,652,526,723 83 $104,247,310
82 Geoffrey Rush $8,633,953,248 41 $210,584,226
83 Jack Black $8,602,565,566 55 $156,410,283
84 Elizabeth Banks $8,573,364,165 55 $155,879,348
85 Daniel Radcliffe $8,535,461,119 26 $328,286,966
86 Timothy Spall $8,525,362,754 59 $144,497,674
87 Seth Rogen $8,499,829,314 42 $202,376,888
88 Domhnall Gleeson $8,466,655,074 26 $325,640,580
89 Jeff Goldblum $8,459,935,564 59 $143,388,738
90 Tom Felton $8,410,950,505 26 $323,498,096
91 Laraine Newman $8,378,480,518 21 $398,975,263
92 Michael Gambon $8,373,973,890 49 $170,897,426
93 Bruce Willis $8,350,767,291 112 $74,560,422
94 Lupita Nyong'o $8,301,701,537 15 $553,446,769
95 Angela Bassett $8,295,772,096 49 $169,301,471
96 Letitia Wright $8,266,630,911 16 $516,664,432
97 Luke Evans $8,216,267,519 30 $273,875,584
98 Bonnie Hunt $8,102,394,891 28 $289,371,246
99 Ken Jeong $8,064,905,079 37 $217,970,408
100 Ewan McGregor $8,051,910,531 62 $129,869,525

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Frank Welker: paunchstevenson [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons